Obituaries

Jan 22, 2021

Dawn Marie Prince, age 56, of Stratford, beloved wife of Patrick R. Prince Sr., passed away on January 22, 2021 in Bridgeport Hospital.

Dawn was born in Bridgeport on July 8, 1964 cherished daughter of Antoinette Pisano Velasquez of Stratford and the late Neil Velasquez Sr. She was a graduate of Bunnell High School class of 1982...

Jan 18, 2021

Charles William Murphy, "Chuck," 84, of Milford, CT, passed away on Monday, January 18, 2021. Chuck, also affectionately known as "Murph," was born on November 15, 1936, in Chicago, IL, to Thelma Lacourciere and Irish immigrant Frank Murphy. Chuck was raised in Skokie, the 4 th of 5 children. He attended St. George High School in Evanston, graduating in...

Jan 17, 2021

Georgina Grace (Assenza) Camillo, 96, of Marlborough, MA., formerly of North Port, FL, passed away January 17, 2021 at UMass Memorial Hospital in Worcester, MA following a short illness.

She was the wife of the late Augustine N. Camillo, mother of the late Eileen Cochran and sister of the late Anthony Assenza.

Georgina is survived...

Jan 15, 2021

Anthony Frank Mobilio, went home to God on January 15, 2021 after a courageous battle with a rare and aggressive cancer. He was 53 years young.

Warmly referred to as "Papa" by his loving family, Anthony was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut on February 16, 1967. A diligent and ceaseless hard worker his entire life, Anthony was involved...

Jan 14, 2021

Laura S. Rossignol, age 90, of Stratford, passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2021 in her home with her family by her side. Born in Bridgeport on March 9, 1930 to the late Joseph and Incoronata (Petruccelli) Garamella, she has been a lifelong area resident. Laura ,a graduate of the University of Bridgeport, was a teacher at St. Thomas...

Jan 13, 2021

Richard M. Kosa, age 78, of Stratford, passed away on January 13, 2021 at Bridgeport Hospital.

Richard was born in Bridgeport on January 5, 1943 to the late Edward and Mary (Banik) Kosa and had been a lifelong area resident. He was a graduate of Harding High School and worked at Jenkins Valve Co., AVCO-Lycoming and Knapp's...

Jan 8, 2021

William C. Gallagher Sr., age 81, of Stratford, beloved husband of the late Shirley A. Gray Gallagher, passed away at his daughter's home on Friday, January 8, 2021.

Born on April 11, 1939 in Hazelton, PA to the late Eugene and Marion Holland Gallagher, he had been a long time Stratford resident. Shoes was a veteran of...

Jan 4, 2021

Arthur A. Hermanson, age 92, of Stratford, beloved husband of Cynthia Persson Hermanson, passed away on January 4, 2021 in his home.

Arthur was born in Brooklyn, New York on July 29, 1928 to the late Arthur J. and Margaret (Dahlin) Hermanson and had been a longtime area resident.

He was a U. S.  Army...

Jan 3, 2021

Annette (Verespy) Kalafus, age 92, of Stratford passed peacefully with family at her side.  Beloved wife of the late John Kalafus Jr. she was born on March 18,1929 to the late Stephen and Ann (Granatin) Verespy. She was a 1946 graduate of Stratford High School where she was a cheerleader for numerous sports teams as well as an athlete...

Jan 1, 2021

Edward Stephen Pirhala, age 72, of Stratford, the beloved husband of Karen Bonacci Pirhala, passed away on Friday, January 1, 2021 in his home. Born in Bridgeport on September 27, 1948 to the late Edward and Doris (Diamond) Pirhala he has been a lifelong area resident. Ed was retired from WWE where he worked as an IT specialist. Survivors...

Jan 1, 2021

Calixto Alberto Gonzalez Jr, age 72 of Stratford the beloved husband of Lydia Garcia Gonzalez, passed away on Friday, January 1, 2021 in Bridgeport Hospital. Born on October 31, 1948 to the late Carlos Gonzalez and Carida Escobar of Santa Clara, Cuba, he immigrated to the United States in 1980. He lived in both New Jersey and then Florida...

Jan 1, 2021

Lynne M. Kenney, age 57, passed away peacefully at Bridgeport Hospital on January 1, 2021. She was born December 5th, 1963 in Bridgeport to Eleanor (Hoffman) Mullens and the late Donald A. Mullens. Lynne was a former C.N.A. at  Bridgeport Healthcare, former owner of The Wishing Well and as a teenager worked at...

Dec 30, 2020

Giovanni "John" Conforti age 58, of Bridgeport, passed away on Wednesday, December 30. 2020 in Yale New Haven Hospital. Born in Bridgeport on January 12, 1962 to Teresa Mariconda Conforti and the late Santo Conforti and lived in both Stratford and Bridgeport all his life. John was a gentle giant and a lover of life. He enjoyed his family,...

Dec 27, 2020

Thomas P. Figlar, age 76, of Bridgeport, beloved husband of Rose Ann Kasmer Figlar, passed away on December 27, 2020 at Shady Knolls Health Center, Seymour.

Tom was born in Bridgeport on April 10, 1944 to the late Paul and Mary (Kepchar) Figlar and had been a lifelong area resident. He was a U.S. Army veteran of...

Dec 25, 2020

Carol Ann Graze, age 75, of Ruskin, Florida, formerly of Bridgeport, CT passed away on Christmas day, December 25, 2020, in Southbay Hospital, Sun City, Florida. Carol was born in Bridgeport on July 9, 1945 to the late Edward and Alice (McCarthy) DeSantis and was a West Haven resident for 30 years before moving back to Bridgeport and finally...

Dec 24, 2020

Tranda Pinkosky, age 98 of Bridgeport, beloved wife of the late John Pinkosky passed away on December 24, 2020 at Yale New Haven Hospital.

Tranda was born in Cranston, Rhode Island to the late Frank and Angelina (Gatti) Pelosi and had been a longtime area resident. She was retired from the Lee-Mohawk Company.

Survivors include...

Dec 20, 2020

Daniel Conti, age 70, of Stratford, beloved husband of Patricia Bonta Conti, passed away on December 20, 2020 in Bridgeport Hospital. Dan was born in New York City on October 26, 1950 to the late Ermino and Rebella (Carnavale) Conti and had been a longtime area resident. He earned and AS from Norwalk Community College and a BS from...

Dec 18, 2020

Michael P. Bilischko Sr., age 68, of Hamden, beloved husband of June Figuly Bilischko, passed away suddenly in his home on December 18, 2020. Mike was born in Bridgeport on October 12, 1952 to the late Michael and Mary (Zalewski) Bilischko and had been a lifelong area resident. He was a graduate of Milford High School class of 1970...

Dec 16, 2020

Mary Ann Piatak Kendall of Stratford died on Wednesday December 16, 2020 in Westerly RI Hospital after a brief illness.  She was born in Granville N.Y. to John Piatak and Mary Homa Piatak. She was a lifelong Connecticut resident after moving to Bridgeport early in her life.  She attended Warren Harding High School where her yearbook described her personality...

Dec 14, 2020

It is with great sadness that the family of Robert A. Kuhar Sr., age 82, of Milford announces his passing on December 14, 2020 at St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport, due to complications from the Covid-19 virus. Bob was born in Bridgeport on June 2, 1938 to the late Andrew and Ethel (Grosner) Kuhar and had resided in Milford...